1. Problems Versus Purpose
You and I have heard it said, almost ad nauseum, that to "fail to plan, is planning to fail." But what happens when you have goals, write them down, develop plans to carry out the goals, and yet something comes up or rears its ugly head and threatens to destroy your dreams....

2. Is It Time Yet?
We all know people just like this. They have an idea. They mull over it and think about it. They talk about it and even dream about it and what could happen to them if they made it happen. But they never do it. They never jump in and even attempt to make it happen....

3. Gratitude Is An Attitude
Whether you are a manager, upper level management, CEO, or owner, how you treat people, and in this discussion, employees is whether your business will run well and have healthy interpersonal relationships and a cohesive team, or whether you will experience discontent, non cooperation, as well as an arena of no trust....

4. The Power Of Focus
One of the most compelling reasons why businesses fail, is a lack of keeping a focus on what is vital, important, and results oriented. It can spell the difference between failure and success, moderate income and wealth, obscurity and successful notoriety....

5. Some Thoughts On Expanding Your Business
You may have found yourself in this position. You had hoped for it, planned for it, envisioned it and in some weird way feared it. It is called "expanding your business." It is called "growing your business" and seeing it do things that you were not really sure was going to happen....

6. A Great Way To Plan A Task!
I am not sure that many sales people, managers, and small business owners that I know really have a systematic way of planning their tasks and programs. I must be far behind but I discovered for myself recently a very good way of doing that....

7. Persistance! The Art of Getting It Done
I have heard it more and more lately. The person on the other end of the phone line, says "Thanks for keeping up with me." ... Or, "Thanks for bugging me, in a good way."...You see, to be successful in sales, in business, in building relationships, it takes downright, unadulterated persistence....

8. A Sure Fire Way to Say You Do Not Care About Your Customers!
There are many ways to show your customers that you care about them. Let me share one that tells your customers that YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEM. Remember, my friend, that in business it is sometimes the little things that begin to tear down the company that we have worked so hard to build....

9. This Dog Could Own A Company!
Meet Snickers. She's my one year old Puggles. And I am convinced that if she were human she could really own her own company! Snickers has some wonderful business characteristics. Let me share a couple....

10. Would You Want This Done To You?
One of the frustrations that every representative of merchant services has is when they spend a great deal of time and effort into providing the best solution and best competitive prices for a merchant, especially when it relates to their credit card processing, and then an unbelievable thing happens....

11. Accounts Receivable Conversion! A Major Money & Time Saver For Companies
The Check 21 Law that went into affect in 2004 can make life so much easier for your company. If you receive consumer checks, vendor checks, business checks, government checks, virtually any kind of check drawn on a US bank, you can now do from the convenience of your companys' location (or remote location) the same thing that only the top 5 or so banks are now doing for their customers. What is it? Accounts Receivable Conversion!...

12. Dreams Do Come True! You Can Build A Company That Can Be Different.
What does it take for your dreams to come true? It takes holding on to the vision, and believing in the dream, and a lot of hard work. It takes others, like our family members to see what we see, and if they don't, believe in us anyway. Your dreams of a different business can be a reality....

13. Need More Prospects, Who Doesn't? Find These Better Solutions.
The greatest cry and need of sales people and sales organizations that I know of is leads and prospects. Let me tell you right off the bat, there is hope for more prospects, & more clients....